Anadolu Efes Istanbul continued adding depth to its roster by signing power forward Burak Can Yildizli to a one-year contract on Monday. Yildizli (2.04 meters, 29 years old) last played with another Istanbul club, Besiktas, averaging 5.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 30 Turkish League games last season. Yildizli also disputed the 2020-21 EuroCup with Bahcesehir Koleji Istanbul, putting up 7.0 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 8 games as a starter.
Efes adds power forward Burak Can Yildizli
2023-24
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A product of the Efes system
Yildizli came up in the Efes system between 2010 and 2015, playing three games for the club in the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament, but spent most of that time with Pertevniyal Istanbul in the Turkish second division before making the jump to first-division side Buyukcekmece for the 2015-16 season. He stayed there for three years before joiing Besiktas for the next two, reaching highes of 9.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.9 assists in the 2019-20 season. He then played the last three successive seasons with Bahcesehir, Pinar Karsiyaka and, again, Besiktas prior to getting the call from Efes to make his EuroLeague debut next season.